St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-05
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER.

came home to supper L was lying down
with dreadful headache. I have head
aches occasionally. [ wouldn't have
them if could help it, but can't.
Once in awhile I have a chill, but it's
nothing I'm to blame for.
"Sck, eh?" growlcd Mr.. Bowscr as
he entered the bedroom.
''Got headac he
'That's always the way of it! lwish
I could remember one single well day
which has passed over your head since
we We're married!'
'Tm always we'll"
ooh. You are! Well, | must BE- blind
not to have discovered the fact. want
ed YOU to go to the theater tonight"
al guess can go.
"Well, I guess you cant. Mrs. Bow
ser, it does seem queer that whenever
I have any special entertainment
mapped out You invariably bust it with
Il headache, palpitation of the heart.
torpid liver or some other ailmcnt. 1t
must be the grosScst carelesSncsS on
your part. Have you had a doctor to-
day."
"Why, nor
"Wcll. We'll have one. Tn going to
know what ails you. if | have to call
half the doctors in town. | want TO
know whether I've married woman
or bundle of drugs
you may be i'll some day, Mr.. Bow
SER
''Bosh! I've got the strength of mind
to throw off oven a case of smallpox.
The Bowser family never made fools of
themselves by being upset at every
change Of the weather.
The doctor came up and prescribed
dover's powder. and he thought |
needed tonic of some sort. Bowser
was grouty all the evening, and when
we went to bed he shifted and snuf1ed
and muttered:
'Oh, excuse me. l thought for a mo-
ment that l was in Harper's Hospitalr'
Two mornings after that Bowser
woke me up an hour earlier than usual.
His face was very pale, his teeth chat
ACLSSAs tt1lt l. Sat" ~ oiiIS thdI iiC litttt
chill. He had been looking yellow
around the eyes for three or four days,
and it was evident that his liver was
out of order.
'.What is it?'' I asked.
II believe Tn going to have a
c-chill."
.'Oh, pshaw. just exercise your will
power and throw it off
Mrs Bowser. | want YOU to tele-
phone for Wo-three doctors,
without delay! Tn an awful sick man,
without one chance in twenty of get
ting well!'
pooh! Mr.. Bowser. I had all ar
engagements made to 60 over to the to-
boggan slide to-day. and to have pro-
gressive euchre party here tonight. 1t
seems funny that You should fail sick
and spoil all my pleasure!"
"All right-go ahead and abuse me
all you want to. When am under the
sod you'll think of these things"
The family doctor came up after
breakfast and prescribed quinine and
some other simple remedy, and advised
Bowser to lie in bed through the day.
The following was the programme of
the forenoon:
i. / soak Mr.. Bowser' feet
2. Iprepare him three different kinds
of gruels.
3. I send the baby over to mothers,
because its cooling disturbs him.
4. | stop all the clocks in the house
at his request.
5. drive all the boys out of the
neighborhood to socth Mr.. Bowsers
nerves.
Z g. I shut the dog in the barn and drive
the cat to the attic.
z. / make list of his debtors and
creditors and lock up the insurance pa
pers.
At noon Mr.. Bowser resolved to get
out of bed, and the amount of dinner he
ate was positively astonishing. After
dinner he put on his slippers and dress
ing-gown and asked:
'Mrs. Bowser, do you suppose a
cigar would hurt me?:''
p oohr'
''There you go! You don't seem to
understand that / have been danger
ously i'll, and that a relapse would
cause my death! Mrs. Bowser, I be-
lieve you secretly wished during the
forenoon that | might die!"
..Nonsenset
4.Wen, your conduct is very suspic-
ious, to say the least. In case of my
death I believe you'd marry again.
II might.
"You would, Ell? That's the kind of
a person you are, is it!'
But, Mr. Bowser. you've been sick
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